Pleasant Hill: Resident pistol whipped in home robbery

PLEASANT HILL -- Three men remain at large after allegedly pistol whipping a homeowner and ransacking a home late Thursday morning.

Around 11:30 a.m., Pleasant Hill police responded to a call of a possible burglary in progress at a home in the 1600 block of Wendy Drive.

When police arrived, they found two residents who told them they had been held at gunpoint while three men ransacked their home.

One resident was pistol whipped, but the other was not harmed, police said.

The men fled in a newer model Chevrolet Suburban or Trailblazer. The car was last seen speeding down Wendy Drive.

Police searched the area and issued an alert, but neither the suspects nor the car have been found.

The first suspect is described as a thin, black male with black hair, about 5 feet 10 inches tall. He was wearing a blue shirt and was armed with a semi-automatic handgun. The second suspect was described as a black male with black hair in his mid-20s, roughly six feet tall and also thin. He was wearing a black, gray and red short sleeve shirt and was also armed with a semi-automatic handgun. Police said the residents could not give a detailed description of the third suspect.

Anyone with information on the incident should call Pleasant Hill police at 925-288-4630.